MEDIA ALERT: IBM CEO ARVIND KRISHNA TO OPEN IBM THINK 2026, OUTLINING HOW AI AND QUANTUM WILL DEFINE THE ENTERPRISE

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May 04, 2026, 11:52 ET

BOSTON, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tune in live Tuesday, May 5 at 8:30 a.m. ET as IBM (NYSE: IBM) CEO Arvind Krishna opens IBM Think 2026 and explains how AI is becoming the defining force in business, what it takes to lead, and how quantum computing is emerging as the next frontier.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 5, 8:30 a.m. ET: https://www.ibm.com/events/think

Krishna will unveil his most comprehensive set of enterprise AI announcements to date, with new capabilities designed to help organizations move beyond pilots and put AI to work across the business. Drawing on IBM's own transformation, Krishna will show how enterprises are embedding AI across operations, data, and decision making — and why hybrid cloud, AI, and quantum are converging into a new source of competitive advantage.

IBM's flagship annual conference will bring together more than 5,000 senior business and technology leaders from over 80 countries to explore how organizations are putting agentic AI to work at scale. Sessions will cover agentic AI, hybrid cloud, trusted data, and automation, with a focus on real world deployments and measurable outcomes.

PHOTOS, VIDEO & TRANSCRIPTS AVAILABLE

Livestream keynotes throughout the week include:

How leading enterprises including Aramco, Cleveland Clinic, and Elevance Health are putting AI and quantum to work
Live demos of agentic AI managing real enterprise workflows
IBM Research on the milestones bringing quantum advantage within reach
The economics of AI at scale: what's working, what's not, and what it costs

WHO:

Client Speakers:

Dr. Serpil Erzurum, Executive Vice President, Chief Research and Academic Officer, Cleveland Clinic
Ratnakar Lavu, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer, Elevance Health
Sami Al-Ajmi, Senior Vice President, Digital and Information Technology, Aramco
Andre Agassi, Co-Founder, Agassi Sports Entertainment
Rodney Rapson, Chief Digital Officer, Agassi Sports Entertainment
David Treat, Chief Technology Officer, Pearson
Jessica Schinazi, Chief Executive Officer, Away
Carol McDaniel, Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Providence Health
Scott Berlin, Senior Vice President, Head of New York Life Group Insurance
Michael J. Biercuk, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Q-CTRL

IBM Executive Speakers:

Arvind Krishna, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Rob Thomas, Senior Vice President, Software and Chief Commercial Officer
Mohamad Ali, Senior Vice President and Head of IBM Consulting
Dinesh Nirmal, Senior Vice President, Software
Kareem Yusuf, Senior Vice President, Ecosystem, Strategic Partners & Initiatives
Nickle LaMoreaux, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Ric Lewis, Senior Vice President, Infrastructure
Dr. Jay Gambetta, Director, Research
Joanne Wright, Senior Vice President, Transformation and Operations
Andy Baldwin, Senior Vice President, Offerings and Growth, IBM Consulting
Neil Dhar, Senior Vice President, Americas, IBM Consulting

Sponsors:

Headline: Adobe, Palo Alto Networks, Salesforce
Premier: AWS, Broadcom Mainframe Software
Engage: AMD, Cockroach Labs, Google Cloud, HCLTech, Intel
Select: Accenture, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Box, Deepgram, Deloitte, EY, Microsoft, Oracle, Pellera Technologies, Worksoft, Yubico
Value: Dell Technologies, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, MongoDB, S&P Global, ServiceNow, Tech Mahindra, Wipro
IBM Partner Plus Day: Arrow, AWS, Ingram Micro, TD SYNNEX
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